Al Jazeera
Two India-bound LPG tankers carrying about 94,000 metric tonnes of cooking gas have safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and are heading towards India, the government has said.
The carriers are expected to arrive in Mumbai this week, the Petroleum Ministry said in a statement.
The ships are the latest Indian-flagged vessels to make it through the chokepoint. Four LPG tankers have already completed the crossing, while three more are still in the western section of the strait, LSEG ship tracking data showed on Friday.
A total of 18 Indian-flagged vessels with 485 Indian seafarers remain in the western Gulf region, the government said.
India, the world’s second-largest LPG importer, last year consumed 33.15 million tonnes of the gas, with imports accounting for about 60 percent of demand. About 90 percent of those imports came from the Middle East.
The carriers are expected to arrive in Mumbai this week, the Petroleum Ministry said in a statement.
The ships are the latest Indian-flagged vessels to make it through the chokepoint. Four LPG tankers have already completed the crossing, while three more are still in the western section of the strait, LSEG ship tracking data showed on Friday.
A total of 18 Indian-flagged vessels with 485 Indian seafarers remain in the western Gulf region, the government said.
India, the world’s second-largest LPG importer, last year consumed 33.15 million tonnes of the gas, with imports accounting for about 60 percent of demand. About 90 percent of those imports came from the Middle East.
